Recent content by benjos909

The sticker is way too worn but i have some records. Inspiron 17 (3721) service tag 17PDDW1 and express service code 2642660497. I did take everything apart and just had the power and the power button connected to the motherboard and had the same results. Didn't try the bios flash but I can't...

nope, dell inspiron i dont remember off the top of my head but its a 1700 series that has a 17" screen

So i have a laptop that is about 10 years old that will not power on. Specifically, I press the power button on and the light on the front and the fan runs for 2-5 seconds before the process fails. maybe one in every 20 tries it actually boots properly but its a huge pain. I have tested the ram...

So there is a website to get discounts off of amazon called vipon.com. On that website i have gotten 2 different brands of wireless security camera that each use a different phone app that you can access them from. I was wondering if it is possible to combine them into one program or app whether...

I keep getting this error: "the system has detected a link failure and cannot set the requested resolution and refresh rate..." I cannot figure out why. I have a display port to display port cable running from my rx580 to a viewsonic VX2457-MHD. I have just purchased a new cable and that did not...

So a few months ago i had built a gaming rig but for some reason i cannot get up to the internet speeds that i am paying for. An older, pre-built computer has no problem getting to the 250mbps range. I have all computers connected through ethernet and have confirmed it is not the cables nor the...

So heres the deal. I have just built a gaming computer but i get only around 80 mbps when we are paying for the 300 package. This particular computer has a phantom gaming 4 motherboard if that is important. All the other computers, the rest are laptops, are receiving similar speeds but only 1 of...

Actually i have found a resolution. So, my computer had a 4 pin usb 2.0 socket and a 9 pin usb 2.0 port. My case usb connected to the 9 pin. It seems that there are cords with most of the pcie Bluetooth cards. The thing is, mine came with a 9 pin connection. It turns out, there were only 2 wires...

I have just purchased a pcie wireless/bluetooth card and it has a connector that goes to the usb 9 pin. The problem is, my motherboard only has 1 9 pin and 1 4 pin, and the case usb ports also have a 9 pin connector. Now, i have noticed that there is only 2 wires connected in the 9 pin female...

I have just ordered the parts for a new pc which features the i5-9600 and the rx580 8gb graphics card. I have a few 1080p 19" monitors but i thought it might be a good time to get a bigger screen for games and such but i also want to be able to type and do other general things. I was thinking...

My cousin built a vr gaming rig earlier this year, and it suddenly just shut down while watching youtube and i was trying to figure out why. I would appreciate any input regarding this matter. Here are the details that i remember. His computer would turn on partially, that is, the motherboard...